New York City has to set specific boundaries for Times Square to ban concealed-carry weapons in the iconic tourist location, while not running afoul of a Supreme Court ruling in June that struck down the state's handgun law.
A bustling Times Square earlier this month. The City Council is defining the borders of the iconic destination in order to ban concealed-carry firearms.A bustling Times Square earlier this month. The City Council is defining the borders of the iconic destination in order to ban concealed-carry firearms.that defines exactly what constitutes Times Square, in order to put boundaries on the location deemed “sensitive” where firearms are prohibited by the state.
Times Square has been loosely defined in the past as a bow-tie-shaped area at the heart of Broadway. But a Supreme Court rulingupended more than a century of local gun control law that had effectively barred firearms in public areas across the city. Now, the city has to set specific boundaries for Times Square to ban concealed-carry weapons, while not running afoul of the court’s ruling.
The firearm-free Times Square zone proposed by city lawmakers doesn't include the interiors of buildings within that zone, unless they’re otherwise considered a sensitive location, such as houses of worship, polling sites, schools, day cares and theaters.
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